Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

2021 was an extraordinary year for the housing market: mortgage rates at an all-time low, record high annual growth in single-family prices and rents, lowest foreclosure rates in a generation and the largest number of home sales in 15 years. In addition, more for-sale inventory will likely be available on the market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

In short, the answer is no, we won’t have the type of home-price velocity that Canada has experienced because our housing market is more diverse than theirs. foreign buyers have always been less than 300,000 of total home sales for many years. Home prices in the U.S. The average home in Canada is now nearly $650,000 in U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2022

While this would be a hit to homeowner equity, only 1 to 2 percent more of homeowners would move into negative equity. While this would be a hit to homeowner equity, only 1 to 2 percent more of homeowners would move into negative equity. There won’t be forced home sales like we saw in the crisis. months nationally.

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Keeping Current Matters

JULY 28, 2021

million households lost their home to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. Most of the 1.86M in forbearance have enough equity to sell their home. million homeowners currently in forbearance, 87% have at least 10% equity in their homes. After the last housing crash, about 9.3

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

The actions were taken against Pittsford, New York-based Sutherland Global and Landover, Maryland-based NOVAD Management Consulting , which together formed a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) servicing operation on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). NOVAD’s fine, however, is limited to $1.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Federal Reserve will hold another meeting this week, where everyone assumes we will get another 75 bps rate hike. The question is: how many more rate hikes are left? And, once they’re done hiking rates, will the Fed need to keep rates high because the consumer balance sheet looks so good? From the WSJ article: “ U.S.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 13, 2021

However, today’s situation is different than the 2006-2008 housing crisis as many homeowners have tremendous amounts of equity in their homes. With enough equity, a homeowner has the option of selling their home, or tapping into their equity through a refinance, to help weather the economic shock. What are the experts saying?

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HomeLight

JULY 31, 2020

You don’t see as many short sales in 2020 as in 2010; despite their name, they’re neither short nor simple endeavors. If a homeowner is behind on their mortgage payments, owes more money than the property’s current value, and is in danger of foreclosure, a lender may agree to terms of a short sale.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Know the difference between preforeclosure and short sale At first glance, there may seem to be parallels between a home in preforeclosure and a short sale property, but the two are very different. The nature of a short sale is that the homeowner owes more than what the home is worth. Get Started 1.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2021

In fact, calculating mark-to-market CLTVs of homeowners in some form of mortgage postponement through February 2021, Black Knight estimated that 96% have at least 10% equity in their homes. For others, it should be adequate for properly selling through traditional real estate channels to avoid a default or short sale.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2021

This will be especially true for lower-income households with FHA loans that started with very little equity to begin with due to the low-down payment requirement. Hubzu for Signature Seller Assisted Sale (SSAS), standard short sale, foreclosure and ultimately REO management and sales) that can perform well, no matter the volume.

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Keeping Current Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Short sale. But before you go down any of those paths, it’s worth seeing if you have enough equity in your home to sell it and protect your investment. Equity is the difference between what you owe on the home and its market value based on factors like price appreciation. It starts with knowing what foreclosure is.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2022

On Wednesday, existing home sales collapsed near the lows we saw during COVID-19 and back in 2007 when the housing bubble burst. Without significant credit stress in the system, we can’t ever assume we will see inventory scale spikes where sellers will not be able to buy homes because of a foreclosure or short sale.

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Keeping Current Matters

MARCH 10, 2021

Home sales and prices were both up substantially over the year before. As the next graph shows, there were too many homes for sale in 2007, and that caused prices to tumble. 2020 was so strong that many now fear the market’s exuberance mirrors that of the last housing boom and, as a result, we’re now headed for another crash.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As fate would have it, right when you’re ready to start seriously searching for a home to buy, your dream house is listed for sale as a short sale. If you don’t know about short sale requirements for buyers, you might feel like you’re out of luck. What’s a short sale?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2021

My biggest concern for housing in the years 2020-2024 was that if the demographic push in demand picks up and total home sales get over 6. million new and existing home sales combined. This type of sales growth — which couldn’t happen from 2008-2019, as I have often stated — is coming with a hefty price tag.

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2020

During the housing crash twelve years ago, many homeowners owned a house that was worth less than the mortgage they had on that home (called negative equity or being underwater ). Today, the vast majority of homeowners have significant equity in their homes. Most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Short sales can provide an excellent opportunity for potential homebuyers to score a good deal. If you’re in the market to buy a short sale home, you’ll need to prepare for a lengthy closing process and steel yourself to jump through some hoops not generally associated with traditional sales. What is a short sale?

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

If a homeowner falls behind on their mortgage payments, a short sale is one potential way of correcting course. That being said, the home purchase process is a lot more complicated and drawn out with a short sale because it all hinges on the oversight and approval of a third party: the mortgage lender. Short sales 101.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 11, 2021

You see a house you love, but the listing shows that it is an “active pending short sale.”. And just what is a short sale, anyway? Is a short sale home purchase for you? And can you still make an offer on an active pending short sale? Short sales defined . Wait, what?

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

MARCH 13, 2025

During the housing bubble, many homeowners borrowed heavily against their perceived home equity - jokingly calling it the “Home ATM” - and this contributed to the subsequent housing bust, since so many homeowners had negative equity in their homes when house prices declined. million homes or 2% of all mortgaged properties.

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Redfin

MARCH 4, 2025

One of the benefits of homeownership is building equity – the amount of the home you actually own. Home equity can be used to help you buy a new home, make improvements to your house to increase its value, or pay off debts. So, how do you calculate how much home equity you have? How is home equity calculated?

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HomeLight

MARCH 30, 2021

You may have heard a little bit about short sales — enough to know that this type of real estate listing can present some opportunities to get a good deal. But while short sales offer potential opportunities , they come with plenty of potential pitfalls as well. Know if a short sale is the best option for you.

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RIS Media

OCTOBER 5, 2021

released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report , exploring the relationship between equity positions and downstream foreclosure start rates and, ultimately, distressed liquidations. Whether that’s due to lack of understanding of their equity positions or the foreclosure process in general is unclear,” he added.

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HomeLight

MAY 23, 2022

Either there are a couple of issues with the house that they want to disclose but not necessarily repair or they’re selling a house as part of an estate sale and don’t know a lot about it.”. HomeLight’s Simple Sale platform will provide a full cash offer for homes in almost any condition. Median sales price in Wisconsin.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

During the housing bubble, many homeowners borrowed heavily against their perceived home equity - jokingly calling it the “Home ATM” - and this contributed to the subsequent housing bust, since so many homeowners had negative equity in their homes when house prices declined.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

DECEMBER 12, 2024

During the housing bubble, many homeowners borrowed heavily against their perceived home equity - jokingly calling it the “Home ATM” - and this contributed to the subsequent housing bust, since so many homeowners had negative equity in their homes when house prices declined. trillion in the third quarter of 2024.

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HomeLight

APRIL 29, 2022

Some people have a lot more time and energy to engage and make the best of the sale, and some people don’t,” says George Graham , a top real estate agent in the Seattle, Washington, area. An as-is home sale often indicates that the home has some “big-ticket items” that won’t pass the required inspection or appraisal, he adds.

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RIS Media

MARCH 25, 2021

When the housing bubble burst, roughly nine million families lost their homes to foreclosure or short sale between 2006 and 2014. The short answer is “not likely.” Housing values plunged 30% or more, homeowners lost a collective $7 trillion and it took nearly a decade for most markets to recover. Factor No.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Request an instant home value estimate to for a ballpark estimation of how much equity you have before selling a house with a mortgage. Stay in your house to build equity with a loan modification or forbearance. Arrange a short sale with your lender. Sell your home and cover the difference with cash.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

JUNE 8, 2023

During the housing bubble, many homeowners borrowed heavily against their perceived home equity - jokingly calling it the “Home ATM” - and this contributed to the subsequent housing bust, since so many homeowners had negative equity in their homes when house prices declined.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 4, 2020

What are my options when I have little or no equity? Gil, the better term for what you are referring to is “under-equitied” meaning having less than 20% home equity. When you’re selling, having equity needs to at least cover the costs associated with selling, including paying off the mortgage.

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Lab Coat Agents

APRIL 21, 2025

This can lead to win-win solutions like short sales or creative financing options. Another powerful feature, PropStreams Upside Down Lead List , pinpoints properties with negative equity. AI tools are helping real estate agents analyze market trends, predict property values, and streamline client interactions.

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 19, 2023

Many people purchase homes with the intent to build equity, though life happens and homeowners end up underwater, whether it is upside down or with negative equity. Winding up with Negative Equity With the change in the market, housing prices fall and rise. It is best to wait until you bring your equity into positive territory.

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Realty Biz

AUGUST 6, 2021

As the market again plows bullishly upward into unaffordable home prices, the most likely cushion from a full market meltdown this time will be stricter bank loan regulations and homeowner equity. The housing bubble bust of 2008 resulted in almost 10 million Americans losing their homes to foreclosures and short sales.

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Realty Biz

JULY 25, 2022

These kinds of properties include condemned houses, hoarder homes, and short sales. When you are buying a home there are three types of properties that need more research and due diligence. It is easy to make mistakes when you don’t do your homework. Buying a property is a big investment. That’s not always the case.

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Realty Biz

JULY 19, 2022

Many of these will be new investors that don’t have experience with the pre-foreclosures, short sales, and foreclosures, that occurred during the Great Recession. Many of these will be new investors that don’t have experience with the pre-foreclosures, short sales, and foreclosures, that occurred during the Great Recession.

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